Worship, Sun 20 Sept: 'More than enough'

Hello and welcome to worship with Upper Clyde Parish – I hope for those of you within the parish, that you've been enjoying these last few days of reprieve from all the rain!

For those of you new to us - a very warm welcome, we're glad that you're able to join with us in worship.

A quick recap: last time in worship, we heard Peter ask Jesus about forgiveness, and listened to a story Jesus told of mercy in the face of quite an enormous obstacle. So, we spent time thinking a little about mercy and forgiveness.
This week we’re going to drop in on the Israelites, wandering in the wilderness - about 6 weeks after they’ve made their escape from Egypt. They're getting a wee bit tetchy, and rather hungry. Will God provide? We’ll also be hearing a parable from Jesus, about some workers in a vineyard.
So, on our worship menu this week, we have manna, quail, and a little wine to finish!

Just a couple of notices - 

For those of you who missed last week’s building update:
due to some electrical issues discovered in the course of our very comprehensive electrical check, we’re not able to open the building until this has been attended to. We're currently in conversation with the electrician to see how long the work might take... and how much.
Once the work’s been done and presbytery gives us the green light, we'll let you all know.
So, for the time being, however, we’re continuing with our online worship.

Meantime, as I mentioned last week: we are still a community, and as part of our calling to love God and our neighbour, over September, we’re once again supporting the work of the Clydesdale foodbank.
So, a wee reminder that if you’d like to make a donation of cheque or direct debit online, the link is here ...FOODBANK LINK
Should you wish to drop items off to me in the manse, let me know.
You'll find my contact details above in the 'who's who' section.

Given this strange year, and the effects of COVID and lockdown, I've been referring more people to the foodbank, so this year, as we look further and think about potential Harvest giving, I’d ask you to consider supporting the foodbank as our charity of choice this time around... 

And finally, our usual note for those of you with all-age households, and those who might like to delve a little more deeply into our worship theme over the week:
Access for age-appropriate worship resources, as well as Bible study/reflection material and prayers can be found here... 
BIBLE STUDY REFLECTION AND ALL-AGE RESOURCE LINK
To go to the all-age worship material, see menu on p1 and click 'alternative material'

I hope that this time of worship will provide space to pause and ponder and pray and wonder...
and encourage you in your relationships with God, your neighbour, and the wider world.
And so on to worship - WORSHIP LINK HERE